28/12/2024
I think folk sometimes think I am quite annoying when I chirp on about how important it is not to depend on phones for navigation, but today was a good example. This has only happened to me once before, but gave me the heebie-jeebies!
The red dotted line is our approximate route today (ignore the big red line, that was a mistake in the marking up I didn't notice till I had finished 😆). The other screenshots were all the places my phone was telling me I was during the walk... everywhere from Inverness to Bonar Bridge.
Now, imagine you had just downloaded a route to your phone, didn't have much clue about map reading, and that happened. Or even worse, you got up into the sort of visibility we had (or actually, didn't have!) on the tops and then it happened.
Folks, if you are going into the hills, learn to navigate, and always have an old fashioned non digital system with you. You probably won't need it, but when you do, boy will you be glad you've got it.
